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Definition of trompe l'oeil. 1  1 : a style of painting in which objects are depicted with photographically realistic detail; also : the use of similar technique in interior decorating. 2  2 : a trompe l'oeil painting or effect. 3  3 : something that misleads or deceives the senses : illusion.
A trompe is a water-powered gas compressor, commonly used before the advent of the electric-powered compressor. A trompe is somewhat like an airlift pump working in reverse. Trompes were used to provide compressed air for bloomery furnaces in Catalonia and the USA. The presence of a trompe is a signature attribute of a Catalan forge, a type of bloomery furnace. Trompes can be enormous. At Canadian Hydro Developers' Ragged Chute facility in New Liskeard, Ontario, water falls down a shaft 351 feet (107 m) deep and 9 ft (2.7 m) across to generate compressed air for mining equipment and ventilation.